Can my sister be my common-law partner?

[shadi_2008]

I am a permanent resident of Canada. I have left more than one year with my sister. and all of our bills have come to the same address. Can I become her sponsor as my common-law partner?
Thanks.

[MandyUK]

I am a permanent resident of Canada. I have left more than one year with my sister. and all of our bills have come to the same address. Can I become her sponsor as my common-law partner?
Thanks.

I doubt it,the definition of a common-law couple, whether opposite-sex or same-sex, is two people who have been living together in a conjugal relationship for at least one year. A conjugal relationship іѕ more thаn a physical relationship. It іѕ a mutually dependent relationship, аnd іt hаѕ ѕοmе permanence аnd thе same level οf commitment аѕ a marriage οr a common-law union.

[scylla]

I am a permanent resident of Canada. I have left more than one year with my sister. and all of our bills have come to the same address. Can I become her sponsor as my common-law partner?
Thanks.

No - she can't be.

[Quince777]

No she can't. Common-law is same as marriage, you can't possibly be married to your sister. Is she the only family member you have?

[sidkrose]

No - Even if you did have a marriage-like relationship, sister - brother relationships are not recognized as legal in Canada.

[shadi_2008]

Thanks everyone. She is the only family I have in Canada. Other members of my family live in my country.

[Quince777]

Thanks everyone. She is the only family I have in Canada. Other members of my family live in my country.

I don't think you can sponsor her. If you were maybe an orphan and didn't have any relatives alive, then maybe you could have sponsored her as an eligible relative.

[Leon]

You can sponsor an adult sister if you live in SK or MB and you both meet the requirements of the PNP there or you can sponsor her as one other relative if you have no spouse, no children, no parents alive, no close relatives in Canada and no other close relatives you could sponsor to Canada.

[Quince777]

You can sponsor an adult sister if you live in SK or MB and you both meet the requirements of the PNP there or you can sponsor her as one other relative if you have no spouse, no children, no parents alive, no close relatives in Canada and no other close relatives you could sponsor to Canada.

If he's a pr in SK or MB already can he bring his sister? Does he have to be single or it doesn't matter in those provinces? 

[Leon]

If he's a pr in SK or MB already can he bring his sister? Does he have to be single or it doesn't matter in those provinces? 

Those provinces have a family stream component in their provincial nominee programs which allow a person regardless of their family situation to sponsor an adult relative as well as their spouse and children, could be siblings, cousins, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, adult children or even their parents if they aren't too old.  The relatives have to meet certain requirements for their age, education and work experience as well as funds and the sponsor must have been living in the province for at least 1 year.

[boasorte]

I am a permanent resident of Canada. I have left more than one year with my sister. and all of our bills have come to the same address. Can I become her sponsor as my common-law partner?
Thanks.

I am quite disturbed by your question and am really hoping you don't know the real meaning of "common-law relationship" especially when you mentioned that this relationship is between you and your sister.

[Quince777]

I am quite disturbed by your question and am really hoping you don't know the real meaning of "common-law relationship" especially when you mentioned that this relationship is between you and your sister.

I think he confused common-law with just living together with his sister (no insest involved). He probably just wants to bring her to Canada.